Academic Writing

Course goals

If you complete this course successfully, you will have the basic knowledge and skills to write an academic paper in your field of study. In addition, you will have conscious command of the most important grammatical structures of English required for this. You will also know how to expand your vocabulary for formal academic writing in English, and use stylistic features appropriately.

Content

Intended for students who have not taken any other courses in academic writing in English, this course will help you acquire the basic knowledge and skills required to produce written academic work in your field of study. Not only will you learn to use the most important grammatical structures of English appropriately, but you will also expand your knowledge of the kind of vocabulary and register required in formal academic writing in your subject. Needless to say, some attention will also be paid to the mechanics of academic writing in English (structure, punctuation, referencing).
 

Additional information

Please note: the time slot of period 3 shown here is not yet final and may still be modified until the 3rd Wednesday in September. 

This course has a waiting list. If you enrol in this course, you will be placed on the waiting list automatically. Once course enrolment has ended, the available slots in the course will be allotted by drawing lots among the students on the waiting list. 


This course does not require students to give oral presentations on their written work. Students interested in improving their proficiency in spoken English are referred to the course Academic Speaking (TL1V18001) in period 1 or 3.
 
Please note: students of the English Language and Culture BA are not allowed to take this course! Also, this course is not open to students who have passed Academic English (EN1V14001), The Writers’ Lab (EN1V13002), English Language & Linguistics for TCS/Minor (EN1V14002), or English Literature & Culture for TCS/Minor (EN1V14003).

Please also note that attendance at all lectures and seminars is compulsory. You should not register for this course if any of the classes clash with another course you are taking.

Early Exit option for international exchange students (5 EC) in period 2.
Exchange students who are required to return to their home university before January, are allowed to choose an Early Exit option for this course. The Early Exit option means that students can finish the course before Christmas break, receiving 5 EC for the course. Students must make arrangements with the course coordinator at the start of the course.